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The future of The Frugal Cottage

January 13, 2023

Hello, it’s me.   The longer I put off writing the post, the more difficult it is to put into words how I feel.   I started The Frugal Cottage way back in 2015, with the aim of helping other people with their money. It soon became a joy to write on, plus it was…

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It’s been a while….

October 5, 2022

Hello.   So, it’s been a while. In fact, it’s been 8 months since I last wrote a post here on The Frugal Cottage. To be honest, the longer it went without writing, the harder it seemed to come back and write again.   But, I love writing my blog. I love interacting and talking…

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5 Types Of FIRE – Which One Are You?

January 21, 2021

I talk a lot about our early retirement dream here at The Frugal Cottage. In fact, at one point I did monthly posts updated our ultimate dream fund which will fund our early retirement goal. I have been doing some more reading have discovered some more types of FIRE that I didn’t realise existed! So,…

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Life Update #29

July 27, 2020

Welcome to another Life Update post. It’s been a strange time; that’s for sure. In fact, I have hardly posted in July as I’m not entirely sure what to post about! The general personal finance advice seems to not be enough in such uncertain times. Does that make sense? Life has a habit of changing…

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A Re-Introduction – Take Two!

June 23, 2020

I thought I’d do a little re-introduction post, as I’ve been featured on The Times Money Mentor page  today so have some new visitors to my site – hello! 🙂 I’m Nicola and the owner of The Frugal Cottage, an award winning personal finance blog. Thanks for stopping by!   I’m a 30-something living in the…

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Life Update #28

May 14, 2020

Happy Thursday! I thought I would do a Life Update post. Things have changed SO much since the last update. How are you? It’s such a strange time. I normally do Life Update posts to do an update about how we are getting on generally. I feel like it’s such a world away from when…

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Life Update #27

February 14, 2020

Happy Friday! Have you had a good week? It feels like this week has gone by so slowly. Not entirely sure why! Pleased it’s the end though 🙂 I’m hoping the weather is better next week as it’s been so awful. Wet, cold, miserable.   The No Spend Year is going okay still. Although I…

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Life Update #26

January 10, 2020

Well, what a start to the year! I thought I’d do a Life Update as I haven’t done one since November.   The No Spend Year is going well! I feel so much more in control of my finances. I have only spent one day so far this year, which I’m really pleased about. There…

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Latest Links

November 19, 2019

Here’s a list of my latest links – blog – YouTube – and referrals for things! 🙂   BUDGET PLANNER RESTOCK    Latest blog post:    Latest YouTube video: Dividend Income August 2020   Latest Dividend Income Report:   Follow me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram Pinterest   Apps I use:

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Life Update #25

November 13, 2019

It’s been such a long time since I did a Life Update post, so I thought I’d do another one. Things have changed around here, kind of 🙂   The most obvious thing that has changed in our Life Update, is the fact that we now have a school aged child. In fact, I went…

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